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Baby P report not to be released
Old Holborn (subscribe) | yesterday | UK
Breaking News "The Government has refused to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case. A serious case review was carried out after the little boy died in a blood-splattered cot in Haringey, north London, in August last year. He had suffered more than 50 injuries at the hands of his abusive mother, her boyfriend and a lodger despite repeated visits by the authorities.... -
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Guns N Roses put new album online
Metro.co.uk (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
Guns N' Roses have released their long-awaited album online days before CD versions are available. -
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Shannon Matthews taken on trips out during search for her jury told
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | UK
The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews took her on at least six trips to supermarkets and parks during the search for her a court heard. -
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International envoys' Zimbabwe visit condemned by Robert Mugabe
Times Online (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | International
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The great Strictly revolt: Thousands threaten boycott and demand return of the Dancing Pig
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
The BBC was being bombarded by thousands of complaints from Strictly Come Dancing fans today after 'dancing pig' John Sergeant quit the competition. -
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Prostitution: who're you kidding?
Blaney's Blarney (subscribe) | yesterday | UK Politics
The Home Secretary has announced plans to criminalise the paying for sex to prostitutes who are controlled by pimps. And anyone knowingly paying illegally trafficked women for sex could face rape charges. This is part of the government's drive to clamp down on prostitution by targeting their clients, rather than the women themselves (whom the government considers to be victims). I do think it's barking....
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Astronauts venture outside 'Endeavour' on space-walk
ireland.com (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | High-Tech
Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts ventured outside the orbiting International Space Station today, vowing to take extra care to make sure their tool bags are in tow after losing half their gear during the mission's first spacewalk. -
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Monthly borrowing nearly doubles in a year
icWales (subscribe) | yesterday | UK
The nation’s public finances showed more signs of decline today after official figures revealed the worst October in 14 years. -
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Pakistan summons US ambassador over missile strikes
The Telegraph (subscribe) | yesterday | International
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Video: Orphanage set up by paedophile
The Guardian (subscribe) | yesterday | International
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Michael Jackson in London court for Bahraini sheik’s lawsuit
In Entertainment (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
Michael Jackson will now appear in person in a court in London, which is in response to a $7 million lawsuit from a Bahraini sheik. Jackson was originally going to testify by a video link from the U.S. due to an illness. Now Jackson’s lawyer, Robert Englehart, told the court that the singer is able [...] -
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Officer On BNP List Suspended
Sky News (subscribe) | 24 minutes ago | UK Politics
A police officer included in a list of British National Party members leaked on an internet blog has been suspended from duty. - see all breaking news
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Ad watch - market still growing in US, but very slowly
The Equity Kicker (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Technology
The latest data from the Internet Advertising Bureau shows that US online ad revenues in Q308 were $5.9bn, 8% up on Q307 and 2% up on Q208. The good news is obviously that it is still growing, the bad news is that these sorts of growth rates are not of the magnitude that will necessarily [...] -
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Arrrgh….
Jay Currie (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | International
Somali pirates have already earned more than £20m in ransom payments this year, and individual ships have recently been fetching millions of dollars each. At least a dozen vessels and more than 250 international crew members are being held hostage. Most of the ships are anchored near the fishing village of Eyl, high on Somalia’s [...] -
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Carephone Warehouse lists BlackBerry Curve 8900, coming in time for holidays
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Technology
Carphone Warehouse, the giant UK retailer for all major UK carriers minus Vodafone, has listed the BlackBerry 8900 Curve on its website and has announced that it is slated to arrive in December for the holidays. While nothing has been revealed in terms of which carriers the phone will be available from, so far T-Mobile [...] -
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Cheap Wine Tastes Fine
Overcoming Bias (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Other
Cheap wines taste just as good as expensive ones: Individuals who are unaware of the price do not derive more enjoyment from more expensive wine. In a sample of more than 6,000 blind tastings, we find that the correlation between... -
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And so the squawking begins
The Croydonian (subscribe) | yesterday | International
From the Los Angeles Times : "Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues. .... Aside from Clinton and Gates, the roster of possible Cabinet secretaries has included Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and... -
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Sony rolls out a bunch of new headsets
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Technology
Sony knows just how important music is to people, and for the upcoming holiday season, the consumer electronics giant has prepared not one, two, or three, but five new audio accessories that ought to be able to cater to just about any and every audio demographic, offering versatility, personalization and freedom from wires courtesy of [...]
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So what kind of blog is this, anyway?
The Debatable Land (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Other
Well, according to this site - which purports to "analyse" your blog - I'm a Mechanic, just like Andrew Sullivan. This means that we're:The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generelly prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts. The... -
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Get a Free Dell Netbook from Live Guy
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
I’ve just got my hands on one of the new Dell Netbooks and first impressions are very good. It is designed to be a portable Internet anywhere device, weighing in at a measly 990g and measuring 232×175x30 (that’s about 1/3 of the size of my Mac Book Pro) and includes built-in broadband, there’s a [...] -
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One more BNP thing - heatmaps replace pins, but Pandora’s box is now open
TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Politics
One of the interesting debates that surrounded today’s story about the BNP was what to do with the data once it got out. So far it’s pretty clear that the names and addresses of members of the BNP are way out of bounds in a legal sense. The political party, whether you agree with its [...] -
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Laptop Cool Table from Arbella
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Technology
While laptops are great devices to tote around, sometimes we do wish they can be as comfortable to use as an actual desktop. Desktop replacement models aren’t exactly the most portable devices, which is why the Laptop Cool Table from Arbella works great if you want more comfort when working on your laptop, no matter [...] -
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Paying your gas bill with a spider drawing?
Dizzy Thinks (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
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Clegg proposes ‘government bank’
Liberal Democrat Voice (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Politics
From the BBC: The government should consider lending directly to businesses and mortgages as banks fail to live up to promises to lend more, Nick Clegg has suggested. The Lib Dem leader says the government has been “supine” and “weak” in not forcing banks to act, despite giving them billions of taxpayers’ pounds. Mr Clegg said these were [...] - see blog ranking see all discussions
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